When on October 9th the US Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge to a 2103 North Dakota voter ID law disenfranchising thousands of voters living on reservations, I felt compelled to act. Regardless of party, all Americans should agree everyone has the right to vote. In 2012 North Dakota elected Democratic US Senator Heidi … Continued
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) in support of Xochitl Torres Small’s (D. NM-02) campaign: Xochitl Torres Small (D. NM-02) I represent Massachusetts in the Senate — a long way from southern New Mexico. But one thing is clear even all the way across the … Continued
Greg Gianforte (R. MT) Just going to leave this here: Greg Gianforte, the tech millionaire running for the Montana congressional seat vacated by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, doubled down on his stance rejecting the theory of evolution in a radio interview aired Monday. Asked three times by a Montana Public Radio host if he believes … Continued
Confederate Corey Stewart (R. VA) He should but he won’t: Saying Corey Stewart has a “reputation for vitriolic rhetoric intended to fan the flames of racism,” the leaders of the local branch of the NAACP called Monday for him to resign as chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors. During a pre-eclipse press … Continued
It is your honor, Mr. President I have a short story. In my late twenties, I worked a few summers at a now-defunct hardware chain on the east coast. I was married with two children wanting to finish an advanced degree and stuck in a dead-end job. The son of one of the company executives … Continued
Michelle Lujan Grisham (D. NM) Some good news today out of New Mexico: A new poll is shedding some insight into high-stakes races in New Mexico. The Carroll Poll, by Carroll Strategies in Albuquerque, shows Michelle Lujan Grisham leading Republican Steve Pearce. According to the poll, Lujan Grisham has 50.5 percent support, while Pearce has … Continued
Rep. Kevin Cramer (R. ND) If you may or may not have heard, this asshole said this last week: Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) blasted professor Christine Blasey Ford’s accusation of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as “absurd” because they were merely drunken teenagers at the time. Besides, Cramer added, it was “supposedly … Continued
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D. ND) If you don’t think the Resistance is working, think again: Of the 1,400 people who’ve contacted Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) to share their opinions on Betsy DeVos, the woman President Donald Trump has tapped to lead the Department of Education despite her curious lack of professional experience, approximately 1,330 of … Continued
Royce Gay, left, is an Oglala Lakota Native from South Dakota who believes that Donald Trump may turn out to be a good President. Although Gay admits that he’s not a politically minded man, he believes that prayer is the answer to any and all of life’s problems. Through prayer and having a God consciousness, … Continued
It is not often I attend a meeting headlined by Union Representatives that I find myself repeatedly choked up by a Union Leader in the way that Hector Almendarez (standing above) inspired in Dodge City, Kansas on May 25, 2016. But as he spoke eloquently in his native Spanish — translated by his young companions, … Continued
